This and That 09-02-09

Published 7:00 pm, Saturday, September 5, 2009

Jessica Diaz-Monkres

THE COMMUNITY will honor first responders at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at Kidsville in Running Water Draw Regional Park. All Plainview and surrounding area residents are encouraged to attend. Bring lawn chairs. For information call Main Street/CVB at 296-1119.

VFW POST 5399, 1024 N. Broadway, will honor military personnel and first responders from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 11. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. Everyone is invited.

CAPROCK CANYONS State Park and Trailway's tours to watch bats emerge from Clarity Tunnel have been extended into September. The newly-added tours will be held on Fridays, Sept. 4, 11 and 18. The tours can last up to four hours, are limited in size and require reservations and payment by noon the day of the tour. Fees are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $7.50 for seniors. Call 806-455-1492 for reservations.

13th Annual Mix 100 Labor of Love Blood Drive 2009 will be in Plainview from 2-7 p.m. today at United Supermarket on Olton Road. Donors are eligible to win an MP3 player and $500 shopping spree. All donors must be at least 16, have a picture ID and be in good health.

THE OASIS Church is providing reduced-cost food in cooperation with Angel Food Ministries, a national non-profit organization. Name-brand food can feed a family of four for about one week, or one senior citizen for almost a month. Additional and optional packages are available.

Orders and payments (cash or money order made payable to The Oasis Church) are due by Sept. 11 at the church, 3400 Garland in Westgate. Distribution will be from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church. Call 293-4356 for more information.

Wayland's Kappa Delta Pi education honor society seeks teams for its third annual Corporate Spelling Bee. Held in conjunction with the Plainview Pioneer Palooza, the bee will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Laney Center, followed by games with the Wayland athletes for families from 2:30-5 p.m.

Teams can be composed of four adults from any organization, business or just friends. Part of the fun includes the option for teams to pass on words, at a cost of $10, or pass to a specific competing team for $20. Entry fee is $100 per team, or $50 for schools. The friendly competition will raise funds for future educators in KDP as well as the Hale County Literacy Council.

Entry forms and rules are available by calling Teresa at 291-3585. Deadline is Friday.

DOG OBEDIENCE training class sign-ups will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 19 on the north side of the Seventh Street Park. Do not bring dogs to sign up.